About the security content of QuickTime 7.7.3

This document describes the security content of QuickTime 7.7.3.

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Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

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Description: A use after free issue existed in the QuickTime plugin's handling of '&lowbar;qtactivex&lowbar;' parameters within a HTML object element. This issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

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CVE-ID

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CVE-2012-3751 : chkr&lowbar;d591 working with iDefense VCP

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Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted QuickTime TeXML file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

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Description: A buffer overflow existed in the handling of the transform attribute in text3GTrack elements. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

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Description: A use after free issue existed in the QuickTime ActiveX control's handling of the Clear&lpar;&rpar; method. This issue was addressed through improved memory management.

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CVE-ID

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CVE-2012-3754 : CHkr&lowbar;d591 working with iDefense VCP

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Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted Targa file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

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Description: A buffer overflow existed in the handling of Targa image files. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

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CVE-ID

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CVE-2012-3755 : Senator of Pirates

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Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

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Description: A buffer overflow existed in the handling of 'rnet' boxes in MP4 files. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

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CVE-ID

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CVE-2012-3756 : Kevin Szkudlapski of QuarksLab

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